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OTTAWA -- Marc Cohon never tires of singing the praises of the Ottawa Redblacks ownership group. The CFL commissioner spoke to media prior to the start of the Redblacks home opener at the newly refurbished Lansdowne Park, now known as TD Place. Fridays game signifies the return of CFL football in the nations capital for the first time in nine years, but this time Cohon is convinced football is back for good. "We always believed in our ownership group and we had great support at the city council," said Cohon. "I think those two groups working together got us to this point today. It took longer, obviously there were some skeptics and some roadblocks along the way, but look at this -- you have one of the best facilities in North America I believe and when the whole project is done its going to be a great social environment. "You have what looks like a competitive team, corporate support, youve got 17,000 season ticket holders and the ownership group that Ive talked about being the dream team. Its a recipe for success." Cohon had always been a vocal supporter for the return of football in Ottawa and its clear Fridays game is a personal celebration. "Youve heard my quote before and Ill say it again, we had a hole in the heart of the CFL," said Cohon. "I think what this ultimately means for us is we have more people watching our game à this means the CFL is growing and expanding and in a big market like Ontario its important for us to be in one of its largest cities." The 48-year-old commissioners commitment to football in Ottawa has even earned him personal recognition as he admitted to being recognized by fans and given thanks for helping with the Redblacks. When asked about Ottawa hosting a Grey Cup Cohon couldnt help but laugh, but did say there was an agreement in place for the Redblacks to host a Grey Cup within the teams first four years of playing. Many would love to see the Redblacks host in 2017 to coincide with Canadas 150th anniversary, although Cohon was noncommittal. With the Redblacks now established, many expect expansion to be the focus for the nine-team league, but Cohon says attention needs to be given on getting the Toronto Argonauts out of Rogers Centre and hopefully securing a home at BMO Field. In addition, Cohon may have to deal with further delays to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats new stadium. Overall Cohon believes the league is in good standing. TV numbers are good and he expects them to improve as the season progresses. Cheap LeBron James Lakers Jersey . PAUL, Minn. 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Patty Mills scored 15 points, Tim Duncan had 10 points and 11 rebounds in limited minutes, and San Antonio trailed for only 11 seconds late in the first quarter of a 103-90 victory over Portland on Wednesday night.James Reimer will start in goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs when they face the Florida Panthers in todays matinee at the BB&T Center in Sunrise. Reimers counterpart Jonathan Bernier will miss the game with flu-like symptoms so Toronto called up Christopher Gibson from the AHL Marlies. You can listen to all the action live starting at 5pm et on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto. The Maple Leafs (20-12-3) beat Dallas 4-0 on Tuesday after giving up a combined 15 goals in its prior three games. Jonathan Bernier stopped 43 shots - his most saves in any of his nine career shutouts - and assisted on James van Riemsdyks second-period goal. Van Riemsdyk had three points in the Maple Leafs second of a season-high seven consecutive road games. Losing streaks, you dont want them to linger and that one was lingering long enough for us, coach Randy Carlyle said. It was the best Christmas present we could have given ourselves. The Maple Leafs, currently in the first wild-card spot and fourth in the Atlantic Division, earned a season-best six consecutive wins before their recent skid and had won 10 of 12 but played just two road contests. Theyll play only four home games between now and Feb. 7. Its going to get tougher. Its not going to get easier. We know that, Carlyle said. The Panthers won three of four over Toronto last season, including both home games, after enduring a three-game sweep in 2012-13. Their 14 goals against the Maple Leafs were their most versus any opponent last season. Nick Bjugstad scored a team-best three times in last season series, and Sean Bergenheim paced the Panthers with five points (two goals, three assists). 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Theres confidence in the room now, said forward Jimmy Hayes, who had a pair of goals. Weve proved that were a good team. Were right on that playoff pile so weve got to continue to get points and keep winning. Florida, 4-1-1 in its last six overall and 10th in the East, now seeks its first four-game home win streak since a franchise record-tying five-game run March 4-17, 2012. The Panthers are 5-0-1 in their last six home games and will face a Toronto team that avoided a season-high fourth consecutive loss before the break. 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